Schools
Each year, around 200 children get the chance to explore the area with us, making use of our purpose-built education hut. Groups have been taking part in an iron-age day, learning about the history of the area, and in ecology days, discovering about life cycles.
Groups also get involved in practical conservation. Tasks have included scrub clearance and hurdle making as well as having a go at wattle and daub on the education hut.
Management of hill forts
We have three iron-age hill forts on the property which show the history of this area: Windbury Head near Brownsham, Embury Beacon near Welcombe Mouth and Bucks Mills earthworks. They are managed with scrub removal through cutting and burning and, occasionally, grazing. An archeological dig at Embury Beacon involved over 70 volunteers from the south west.